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More info?)
"Andy Welcomer" <dowelcomer@state.pa.us> wrote in message
news:%23g5AYuvuFHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I tried a system state backup of the old and restore on the new. No
> success.
What happened? What errors did you see? Was the new box built with W2000 and
the same SP as the old one?
> Any other suggestions??
With 50 users, implement a domain. I don't like workgroups when there are
more PCs than I have fingers on one hand, and I don't have an unusual number
of same. Centralized account databases mean your life is a lot easier.
>
> Thanks for everything.
>
>
> "Andy Welcomer" <dowelcomer@state.pa.us> wrote in message
> news:%238yOEBuuFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Problem is we don't have software that can clone a machine with
>> disimiliar
>> hardware.
>>
>> the platform is running 2000 however its about 6 years old and the
> hardware
>> is failing. To do a clean reuild will be very diffecult as its a machine
> in
>> a workgroup, using only local accounts. there are about 50 accounts on
> it.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message
>> news:eeWT4btuFHA.3000@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >
>> >
>> > In news:Omg66UsuFHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
>> > Andy Welcomer <dowelcomer@state.pa.us> typed:
>> > > Hello Everyone,
>> > >
>> > > I'm building a replacement server for a hardware refresh of an aging
>> > > platform. the server in question has a lot of local accounts on it.
>> > > Is there a way to transfer those accounts to the new machine?
>> >
>> > You can do a system state backup & restore it to the new server, or you
>> can
>> > image the whole shebang using third party tools and create a clone (you
>> may
>> > need to tweak drivers if your hardware is vastly different). I'm not
> sure
>> > whether "aging platform" means it's not running W2000/2003,
>> > though....if
>> so,
>> > what is it running?
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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